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The Domínguez–Escalante Expedition was a Spanish journey of exploration conducted in 1776 by two Franciscan priests, Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, to find an overland route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to their Roman Catholic mission in Monterey, on the coast of modern day central California.
English: 'Father Escalante Discovers Utah Lake, 1776,' as painted on one of the pendentives in the rotunda at the Utah State Capitol. Painted by Lee Greene Richards (with assistance from Gordon Cope, Waldo Midgley, and Henry Rasmussen).
Gilbert was the first person to describe the major features of Lake Bonneville, however, many other early European and American explorers in the region recognized the shorelines of the ancient lake, such as Captain John C. Frémont in 1843 [12] and even earlier by Father Silvestre Velez de Escalante in 1776.
The first Europeans to see the river were Fathers Escalante and Dominguez on the Domínguez–Escalante expedition. When they arrived in the upper Virgin River watershed on October 14, 1776, they encountered Southern Paiute farmers who greeted them with ears of corn. Because the land was verdant, Father Escalante called the area "Dixie."
The unpaved [12] road heads southeast into the national monument beginning at its intersection with Utah Scenic Byway 12 about 5 mi (8.0 km) east of Escalante. After traveling about 12 mi (19 km) along the Hole-in-the-Rock Road there is a road to the right leading to the Devils Garden area. [ 10 ]
In the late summer of 1776, Father Escalante and his party of Spanish explorers passed through the general vicinity, looking for a trail to link Nuevo Mexico and California. During the late 1820s, Jedediah Smith and other fur traders crossed the area.
Authorities said a male student armed with a pistol opened fire in the cafeteria, fatally shot Josselin Corea Escalante, 16, and left another male student with a graze wound.
In 1776, Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and Francisco Atanasio Domínguez left Santa Fe, New Mexico attempting to find a route to the missions of California.The Dominguez–Escalante Expedition followed a route north through western Colorado, west across central Utah, and then southwest through what is now called the Escalante Desert, finally circling back to the east after reaching Arizona ...